Cars of Dreams Museum collection auctioned off

Housed in a building larger than a football field was one of the world's largest collections of automobiles in a custom-built village display. The Cars of Dreams Museum in North Palm Beach, Fla., was built upon John Staluppi's love of the automobile.

Housed in a building larger than a football field was one of the world's largest collections of automobiles in a custom-built village display. The Cars of Dreams Museum in North Palm Beach, Fla., was built upon John Staluppi's love of the automobile.

Staluppi spent a lifetime selling cars and became quite successful, boasting more than two dozen dealerships and more sales than he could ever count. The collection ranges from icons from the 1950s-60s to muscle and pony cars, and some of the greatest street rods and resto-rods.

Staluppi liquidated his Cars of Dreams Museum and its 120 collector vehicles in an auction held Dec. 1. The Batmobile, Batcycle and the Evel Knievel motorcycle were among the vehicles autioned off.